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E. Wheats for further trial. 



Variety 



Cedar * 

 Sunset 

 Bom en 



Genoa * 

 Canberra * 



Nardoo * 



Period of Sowing 



Early and mid -season 

 Late ... 

 Mid-season 



Early and mid-season 

 Mid-season and late 



Mid-season 



Districts 



North-western slopes 



Western plains 



Central- western slopes ; south- 

 western slopes and River- 

 ina ; north-western slopes 



Northern tableland 



Central- western slopes ; south- 

 western slopes and Riverina 



Central tableland ; northern 

 tableland ; north-western 

 slopes 



F. Wheats to be Grown under Irrigation. 



In experiments carried out by the Department, the 

 following wheats have given the best results when grown 

 under irrigation for hay and green fodder : 



(1) Zealand. 



(2) Marshall's No. 3. 



(3) Florence (late sowing). 



It will be noticed that of the twenty-three separate 

 varieties recommended no less than eighteen are Farrer 

 wheats. 



Another way in which the New South Wales Depart- 

 ment encourages the study of wheat improvement, and, 

 incidentally, the improvement of other crops, is by means 

 of Farmers' Experiment Plots. These were introduced 

 by Mr. G. Valder (Under-Secretary and Director of 

 Agriculture) some years ago. As far as wheat is con- 

 cerned, these include variety trials and manure experi- 

 ments carried out by the farmers themselves under the 

 supervision of an officer of the Department. The scheme 

 has worked admirably in encouraging' farmers to take an 

 interest in improved methods of cultivation and in select- 

 ing the most suitable varieties of crops, and particularly 

 in bringing them into close touch with the Department. 

 These plots are now under the direction of Mr. Hugh 

 Ross, Chief Inspector of Agriculture. 



No better proof could be afforded of the value of these 

 plots as object lessons to farmers, and as factors in 



